NARCISSISM IS NECESSARY

Remember when I made my own cheese/paneer? It was actually for this Indian dish called “Palak Paneer“. Contrary to my earlier belief, it’s really not difficult to cook palak paneer. It’s probably easier to cook than a creamy western soup. A handheld blender would be most useful in the making of this dish, otherwise just [...]

Every Friday, I have to think up something light for dinner as it’s badminton night for the BF. He doesn’t like playing the game with a stomach full of food. At first, I thought, hey…this is easy. But as weeks go by I realised it’s actually not easy to whip up something that is both [...]

The BF has been bugging me to make him cauliflower cheese for the longest time. He grew up eating them and it’s one of his favourite comfort foods. I don’t know why I haven’t gotten around to making it. I guess I was intimidated by the vegetable? I’ve never cleaned and prepared cauliflower before. And [...]

First it was divine food of Vietnam….now it’s mouth watering delicacies from Europe! Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur has brought us another gastronomical extravaganza with “Tastes of Italy”. # – Inspiring Italy (4 – 12 June 2011) at Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur. Headlined by the master of contemporary Italian cuisine, Chef Fabrizio, hailing all the way [...]

Wow, it’s first of June, the first day of the final half of the year. If you hadn’t started on your new year’s resolution (you know, that bit about eating healthier and stuff), well, guess what…..it’s a good time to start today. For instance, instead of reaching out for some creamy & sinful mashed potatoes, [...]

When I was little, I used to abhor eggplants. My mom used to cooked them in pretty large pieces and I thought they looked like mangled snakes with the slightly wilted, browned purple skin and gooey flesh. But thanks to a trip to Gohtong Jaya, Genting Highlands, my aversion towards the purple vegetable had been [...]

We love potatoes in our household. Unless we’re having rice, we’re surely having potatoes. Sometimes, I even serve potatoes with rice, hehe. There’s just something really satisfying about eating potatoes. It makes me happy. It makes my toes curl. It makes me sing happy songs. And potatoes are so versatile, you can turn them into [...]